Tag: media
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This dispatch is the entirety of S01 Episode 9. Cover illustration by FATFISHBOY. Krish: Welcome to our season finale. The word “wanghong” (网红) is inescapable in China. It’s everywhere as… more ›
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It’s hard to describe Factory TikTok as just one type of video, but each clip — in its own way — offers a strange glimpse into how mundane objects are… more ›
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Huang Wei tried to break into China’s showbiz in the mid-2000s. It didn’t work out. Fifteen years later, Huang, now 36, is a household name. Now known as Viya, Huang… more ›
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HONG KONG — China’s long-form video platforms are stepping up acquisitions of popular media content and producing their own shows to lure back viewers from short-video apps. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Media-Entertainment/Alibaba-Baidu-and-Tencent-learn-Netflix-lessons-in-content-fight2 more ›
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Historically, we defined an entertainment company around its core offering. Marvel was a comic book company, Mattel a toy company, ESPN a sports network, etc. When people think of the… more ›
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How do people view media they come across in everyday life, and what can that tell us about why they do (and do not) trust the news they encounter? In… more ›
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My guest today is Trevor McFedries, the founder of technology startup Brud and the creator of virtual pop star Miquela, a Gen Z icon with millions of fans worldwide. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7yV0rm3IlEje3ZkIQHmfI3 more ›
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Product placement is big business for movies and TV series alike, and items can now be added digitally to films and programmes both new and old. Fans of classic war… more ›
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For all the ways that this particular moment in the history of markets feels strangely futuristic — computer dollars buying cyberart on the digital marketplace! — the basic dynamic at… more ›